7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at Bob's Bar during the Bruery Almost 12 Beers Of Christmas Night! event on 12/05/2019. Brown-black pour with a medium khaki head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of dark fruit, spice and chocolate. Full-bodied with flavors of spiced fig, chocolate malt, wheat and yeast. The finish is fruity yeast and spices. Pretty good overall.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

8-4-7-3-15 Bottle, #498, 2,5 years after bottling. Shared with Inbreak and friends. Pours black, with a small creamy mocha head. Aroma is dark roasted malts with rye bread, toffee, herbal notes and pumpkin, as well as leather, tannins and notes of wood. Creamy body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is dark roasted malts with coffee, leather and herbal notes, as well as kandi, liquorice, cinnamon and spicy minerals.

7

Botella @Cimmeria, Oviedo. 18/01/2020 Color marrón oscuro corona de espuma blanca aromas anidados, especiados, sabor maltosa, especiadas, notas cítricas, cuerpo medio.

5.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Poured from both a 750 ml bottle and the newer 375 ml bottle side by side. Aroma is spice forward with lots of coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise and allspice. Light dark roast notes with toasted bread and a light nuttiness. Both bottles pour a dark brown, almost black with a large, thick, creamy, mocha head that recedes slowly. The head on the older bottle is a bit darker. Medium lacing and moderately long legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light roast, chocolate and toasted bread notes. Moderate bitterness and light alcohol spice. So much spice though. Tons of coriander, clove, ginger, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low,but present alcohol warmth. Overall, this isn't good at all. It has way too much spice and is what I assume licking a spice cabinet would taste like. I find these undrinkable and I can usually drink most beers.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

750ml bottle pours out dark brown topped with a sand head. Nose is dark fruit cherries and plenty winter spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet pit fruit cherries plenty spice.

5.9

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

30/XI/19 - sample @ Day 2 of Billies Craft Beer Festival 2019, BB: n/a - (2019-2037) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Aroma: very malty, grains, soft roast, bit of cardboard, some coffee, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty start, not bitter, very gentle roast, bit watery. Aftertaste: malty, lots of grains, hay, cow fodder, not my cup of tea.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Festive winter spice aroma. Tastes of winter spice, dark fruit, ginger, cinnamon. Alcohol is hardly noticeable. Decent effort, my first Christmas beer of the season.